WAEC Literature in English 2019 Objective — Question 12
Question 12 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Literature in English 2019 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.
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"We live to die, we die to live" is an example of
- A. paradoxCorrect
- B. hyperbole
- C. inversion
- D. oxymoron
Explanation
This is a paradox — an expression that looks contradictory on the surface but carries deeper meaning. Oxymoron and antithesis are derivatives of paradox.
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